Zákon o hazardních hrách - Zákon č. 186/2016 Sb. (The Gambling Act).

Main assumptions:

• Allowing companies from other EU and EEA countries to operate games in Czech Republic.
• The possibility to operate games over the Internet.
• The introduction of self-exclusion measures – the option to define the maximum bet and maximum loss over a certain period of time, as well as the maximum time spent playing games.
• The introduction of a register of players excluded from gambling – the exclusion of people receiving social assistance benefits and insolvent people.
• The increase of the tax rates to 35 % on technical games and 23 % on other games.
• The measures implemented to fight illegal online game providers – blocking of websites and payments.
• The ban on progressive jackpots in slots.
• The ban on games with live dealers.
• The new Gambling Act limits the maximum win per game round.